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"A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject."--NPR, "Weekend Edition"

"Part "Scoop", part "Our Man in Havana" and part Len Deighton thriller, Shriver's novel is not just about terrorism but also about journalism and the nature of charisma. . . . Shriver's Barba is a wonderful creation."--"Financial Times"

"[Shriver's] whip-smart observations-about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark."--"People"

[Shriver s] whip-smart observations about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark. --"People""

Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well. "The New Republic" is satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting. --"Miami Herald""

Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient "We Need to Talk About Kevin," delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire. --"The Daily Beast"-- This Week's Hot Reads"

Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd. --"Wall Street Journal""

A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . . "The New Republic" is simply terrific. --"Booklist" (starred review)"

The dialogue zings and the writing is jazzy. . . . [Shriver] can toss off a sharp sketch of a passing character in a phrase, and she s got a gimlet eye for what s phony, or affected, or even touchingly vain in human behavior. --"Entertainment Weekly""

[Shriver] is uncannily perceptive[with a] vigorous capacity for compassion . . . [A] surprisingly tender novel disguised as a clever satire delivered in polished prose. --"Philadelphia Inquirer""

Sent to a Portuguese backwater where a homegrown terrorist movement has recently emerged, foreign correspondent Edgar Kellogg hopes to make a name for himself, but soon discovers that things are not what they seem.